[Jewelry making - Article 00497] - Re: [Orchid] Wholesale order dilemma

[Alexis Romeo]

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Hi Rodney,

    I'm glad you posted this topic because I'm very interested on how
    different jewelers would handle this. I'm not saying you should or
    should not do it, but here are some things I think I would be
    concerned about if it were me faced with this decision: 

    You asked for a price point and they didn't give you one because "it
    would depend on what part of the country we would market them"
    Doesn't it seem reasonable that they, at very least, give you a
    range of prices they might sell them for" I would be hesitant to
    spend another minute on this if they can't even give you an estimate
    (after asking a second time.) 

    They said they'll "supply you with the gold and diamonds". Does this
    mean you'll buy what you need and send the bill to them, or does it
    mean they will literally supply you the diamonds and metals" Now, you
    can call me a paranoid, distrustful person, but if they are going to
    supply the diamonds and metals, I wonder where they came from and if
    they are what they say they are. Are they really diamonds, or are
    they actually something pretending to be a diamond. If they are
    diamonds, are they in fact the actual color and clarity they claim
    they are" Is the metal actually the karat they say it is" Do you have
    the equipment or resources to test these things yourself" How much
    time/money would it take you if you did test the quality of what
    they provide you. Is your name going to be attached to the rings" If
    you name is attached to the work, I'd want to be 100% sure the
    materials are what they are marketed as so you don't get into hot
    water and a bad reputation later. 

    They said they'd pay for your labor. Perhaps they haven't thought
    about what else you're going to have spend your money on, like you
    said, casting materials, molds, and electricity. I think they need
    to compensate you in some fashion for these things, lest you be
    working at a loss, right" And since they're already asking you for
    volume discounts... they can at least be fair in paying you! 

    You mentioned thinking about cutting your other job's work week back
    by one day in order to work on the rings. In the end, would you be
    making the same amount of money, or more making rings for
    "(wholesale) of wholesale" than you'd be making at your other job,
    or if you'd be making less, is it still worth doing to get your work
    and name in front of more people" 

    ... which leads me to ask: how sure are you that your name would
    actually be carried with your work as it travels from your hands, to
    the wholesaler's, to the retailers" Will this wholesale company keep
    you up to date and provide accurate lists of which retail locations
    are carrying the rings" I don't know if they will feel obligated to
    do this, but I'd really want to know which retail locations my work
    was being carried in so I could check up on it to make sure my name
    was being advertised with the rings if they say it will be
    advertised with the rings. 

    As for copyright, isn't it such that if someone wants to take(steal)
    your design, they can somewhat easily do so by very slightly
    changing part of the design, thereby making it legal" I'm certainly
    no expert on this. Feel free to contact me off list if you like, I
    may be able to put you in contact with a friend who's a lawyer
    specializing in intellectual property who may be of some assistance
    to you. 

    I'd love to hear others thoughts, and Rodney, I wish you the very
    best of luck in whichever path you choose. 

Alexis Romeo
www.alexisromeo.com
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